A need for new tools for prevention of malaria in pregnancy.

Saito M., McGready R.

Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is a chemoprevention strategy against malaria in pregnancy. A recent PLOS Medicine study highlights the need for better understanding of the mechanism by which IPTp-SP reduces low birthweight, as well as novel measures to prevent malaria earlier in gestation.

DOI

10.1371/journal.pmed.1004729

Type

Journal article

Publication Date

2025-09-01T00:00:00+00:00

Volume

22

Keywords

Humans, Pregnancy, Female, Pyrimethamine, Sulfadoxine, Antimalarials, Malaria, Drug Combinations, Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic

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